PhD Studentship – Coastal Nature-Based Solutions and Child and Adolescent Health

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. This fully funded PhD studentship is part of a larger interdisciplinary project, Implementing and Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions for Health in Children and Adolescents, funded through the AIB Trinity Climate Hub Trinity Research Doctorate Award (TRDA) scheme. Nature-based solutions (NBS) use the properties of nature – for example, restoring forests, wetlands, or grasslands – to address multiple sustainability challenges, from capturing carbon dioxide and providing shade during heatwaves to mitigating flooding and providing blue-green spaces for recreation. There are many indications that human wellbeing is affected by NBS, but there is relatively limited research on how NBS affect th...